Coastal flood advisory issued through Wednesday

Tuesday

Jun 19, 2012 at 4:13 PM

Lower Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes could see minor flooding in coastal areas through tomorrow, according to the National Weather Service.The agency issued coastal flood advisory through 7 p.m. Wednesday. No coastal flooding was reported in Terrebonne or Lafourche parishes this afternoon.Strong and persistent southeast winds of 15 to 20 mph have produced higher than normal tides along the shores of Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the advisory. Flooding of less than one foot could result, and will be highest in the afternoon hours. Those tides will fall below flood levels in the evening.Terrebonne Levee District Manager Angela Rains said the levee district has been closing floodgates against higher waters since Monday. The Humble Canal Floodgate and the Bayou Terrebonne floodgate were both closed this afternoon. The Bayou Terrebonne Floodgate is holding back about 9 inches of water, but no road flooding had been reported.In south Lafourche, the Golden Meadow lock was closed Monday due to a mechanical failure. Water in Bayou Lafourche is high this afternoon but there were no reports of flooding, South Lafourche Levee District officials said.

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